Conflict Management Styles

Samantha wanted to stay out really late with her friends, but her mom told her she needed to be home by 9:00pm. After a discussion with her mom, they both came to a mutual decision that Samantha could stay out one more hour, until 10:00pm. What style of conflict management was used here?

As Josh and Stacey’s mom leaves for work, she tells them that the dishes need to be done by the time she gets home. Once their mom is gone, Stacey claims that, since she’s older, Josh has to do the dishes. Stacey threatens that if he doesn’t, she’ll tell their mom a secret about Josh that would get him in trouble. What style of conflict management did Stacey use here?

Emma is hanging out with her friends. They suggest going to a party that night. Even though Emma doesn’t feel comfortable with going, she’s worried her friends won’t like her if she doesn’t, so she goes along with them anyways. What style of conflict management does Emma use here?

A husband and wife each have a different restaurant they’d like to go to on their date night. Neither of them wants to compromise by going to the other suggested place, but they also don’t want to argue, so they decide not to go out. What style of conflict management is used here?

Abby, Mason, and Kyle are working on a school project together. The assignment has three components: introduction, application, and examples. To make the workload easier, they agree to split up the project and each tackle a different section. Abby says she’d like to do the intro, Kyle wants to do the examples, and Mason doesn’t mind doing the application. They’re all happy with their parts. What style of conflict management is used here?

The manager at McDonald’s tells an employee that they need to do a few extra tasks (which weren’t in their job description) to make their own job easier. When the employee tries to speak up, the manager says “if you argue, I have the power to fire you.” What style of conflict management does the manager use here?

Daniel really wants to be a design manager in the future. However, he realizes how much work he’ll have to put in to enter this competitive career path. Since the job is neither easy nor guaranteed, Daniel gives up on his dream and settles with an easier, yet less satisfying job. What style of conflict management does Daniel use here?